document_title: Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

question_text: who plays the future ghost in ghosts of girlfriends past

text: Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

text: Plot[edit]

text: Connor Mead (Matthew McConaughey) is a famous photographer and confirmed womanizer. He takes a break from his playboy lifestyle to attend his brother Paul's wedding, where he becomes reacquainted with Jenny Perotti (Jennifer Garner), Connor's childhood friend and the only girl who's ever captured his heart. After Connor delivers a drunken speech at the rehearsal dinner where he says that love isn't real, he's met in the bathroom by the ghost of his uncle Wayne (Michael Douglas), a roué who taught Connor everything he knows about seducing women. Wayne informs Connor that, over the course of the evening, he will be visited by three ghosts who will lead him through his romantic past, present, and future.

text: The first ghost is the "Ghost of Girlfriends Past" in the form of Allison Vandermeersh (Emma Stone), one of his high school girlfriends and his first lover. Together, they revisit scenes from his past, focusing on his relationship with Jenny. In 1982, Connor and Jenny were very close as children; she gave him his first instant camera which he used to take her picture, promising to keep it forever. When Connor's parents died in a car accident, Jenny consoles Connor throughout the years without them, as she, his brother Paul and his uncle Wayne were all he had left. By middle school, the two were on the verge of romance, but Connor's hesitation at asking her for a dance caused Jenny to dance with and kiss another boy. Heartbroken, Connor was told by Wayne that he must avoid romance at all costs in order not to feel such pain again. For the next two years, Wayne schooled Connor in the art of seduction. When he next saw Jenny, at a high school party, Connor ignored her and kissed another girl named Allison, whom he had his first sexual encounter with. Several years later, as adults, Connor and Jenny rekindled their romance, but Jenny forced him to woo her for several weeks in an attempt to rid him of his womanizing ways. After they finally did have sex, Connor falls in love with her, but when he lies in bed with her to fall asleep beside her, he remembers his uncle Wayne's warnings about sleeping and spooning with the opposite sex after a night of passion. Realizing this, he panics, running out on her so he won't be hurt. The next morning, Jenny wakes up alone and broken-hearted. His relationships thereafter consisted of a series of very short flings.

text: Awakening back in the Mead mansion in the present, Connor accidentally destroys Paul and Sandra's (his bride-to-be) wedding cake and unsuccessfully attempts to reconcile with Jenny. After his failed attempt, Connor returns to his uncle Wayne's room and finds another woman awaiting him in his bed and, fearing that this woman was the next "Ghost" to accompany him on his journey to show him how he became "himself", panics and runs out of his room, though it's clear after he leaves that the woman in the bed awaiting him is actually one of the bridesmaids hoping to have sex with him. As he storms out of the house, he is confronted by the "Ghost of Girlfriends Present" in the form of his assistant Melanie (Noureen DeWulf), the only constant female figure in his life. With her, he sees that in his absence the other wedding guests make fun of him and his shallow lifestyle. Paul stands up for his brother, recalling that Connor helped raise him after their parents' death, and expresses his hope that Connor will someday change for the better. As the bridemaids discusse their love lives, one of them makes a remark about Jenny being emotionally twisted beyond recognition by Connor to the point that she's unable to move on to a new relationship. Jenny hears this and though Sandra tries to comfort her, Jenny leaves the room hurt and in tears. Melanie guides Connor to the kitchen to show him a crying Jenny as she tries to repair Paul and Sandra's wedding cake. Connor also sees that Jenny is being comforted by Brad (Daniel Sunjata), and is upset that his own actions and attitude are bringing the two closer. He is further upset to discover that Melanie and the three women whom he previously broke up with by conference call are bonding over his disregard for their feelings.

text: Returning to the house, Connor finds Sandra furious at learning that Paul had slept with one of her bridesmaids very early in their relationship, information that Connor had let slip earlier in the evening. Connor attempts to mend the situation but only makes things worse, and Paul tells him to leave. On his way out, he is confronted by the "Ghost of Girlfriends Future" (Olga Maliouk), who takes him forward in time to see that Jenny marries Brad while Paul remains alone. Further in the future, Paul is the only mourner at Connor's funeral. Wayne appears and tells Connor that this is his future if he continues on the same path, pushing him into the grave to be buried by his many ex-girlfriends.

text: Connor awakens in the Mead home and learns that Sandra has called off the wedding and is on her way to the airport. He intercepts the bridal party and convinces Sandra to forgive Paul by sharing lessons learned from his own mistakes, particularly that the pain of heartbreak is outweighed by the regret of never risking one's heart in the first place, something he admits to always regretting having done. Connor helps Jenny to restart the wedding, which he photographs, and afterwards he reconciles with Jenny by showing her the picture he still carries of her as a child and by promising to always be there when she wakes up. The two kiss and dance in the snow to the same song Connor once hesitated to ask her to dance to.

text: Meanwhile, Wayne tries to hit on the ghost of girlfriends future, but she magically vanishes after throwing a drink in his face. Then he tries to hit on the ghost of girlfriends present, but Melanie informs Wayne she is one of the attendees and vanishes. Melanie and Brad start talking and then dancing. Wayne is left with the ghost of girlfriends past, Allison, who is not interested since she is only 16. Wayne says that they are ghosts and therefore ageless.

text: Cast[edit]

text:
Matthew McConaughey as Connor 'Dutch' Mead

Devin Brochu as Young Connor
Logan Miller as Teenage Connor

Jennifer Garner as Jenny Perotti

Kasey Russell as Young Jenny
Christa B. Allen as Teenage Jenny

Michael Douglas as Wayne S. Mead
Breckin Meyer as Paul Mead
Lacey Chabert as Sandra Volkom
Robert Forster as Sergeant Major Mervis Volkom
Daniel Sunjata as Brad Frye
Emma Stone as Allison Vandermeersh, the Ghost of Girlfriends Past
Noureen DeWulf as Melanie, the Ghost of Girlfriends Present
Olga Maliouk as the Ghost of Girlfriends Future
Anne Archer as Vonda Volkom
Amanda Walsh as Denice
Camille Guaty as Donna
Rachel Boston as Deena
Christina Milian as Kalia
Emily Foxler as Nadja

text: Production[edit]

text: Ghosts of Girlfriends Past was originally set up at Touchstone Pictures with Ben Affleck attached to play the lead character and Kevin Smith to direct, but both opted out of the movie.[3] It was primarily filmed at Castle Hill in Newport, Rhode island[4] The film was also the first pairing of Michael Douglas and Anne Archer since the 1987 hit thriller Fatal Attraction, although they shared no scenes together. Jennifer Garner and Christa B. Allen again appear together for the first time since 13 Going on 30 in 2004, and they again play the older and younger versions of the same character.

text: Ghosts of Girlfriends Past was cast by veteran Hollywood casting director Marci Liroff.

text: Soundtrack[edit]

text:
"Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" - All Too Much featuring Matthew Sweet
"Hush" - Gavin Rossdale
"Got a Lot of Love for You Baby" - The Ralph Sall Experience
"Keep on Loving You" - REO Speedwagon
"You Can't Hurry Love" - The Ralph Sall Experience
"Ladies Night" - Kool & the Gang
"The Safety Dance" - Men Without Hats
"Yeah (Dream of Me)" - All Too Much
"Holding Back the Years" - Simply Red
"Sleep" - All Too Much

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text: Reception[edit]

text: Critical reaction[edit]

text: As of January 2011, the film received negative reviews and holds a 26% rating on the website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 140 reviews.[5] Metacritic lists it with a 34 out of 100, which indicates "generally unfavorable reviews", based on 29 reviews.[6]

text: Box office[edit]

text: On the film's opening weekend, it debuted at #2 with a gross of $15.4 million (3,175 theaters, $4,854 average), far behind X-Men Origins: Wolverine's $85.1 million gross.[7] The film made $55.3 million in the United States and Canada along with $47 million from foreign territories for a worldwide total of $102.2 million.[1]

text: Home media[edit]

text: The film was released on DVD on September 22, 2009.[8]


document_title: Ivy Dickens

question_text: why does charlie take pills in gossip girl

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text: Ivy Dickens

text: Television series[edit]

text: Casting and characterization[edit]

text: Introduced in the fourth season, DeFer was set to join the cast as Carol's daughter and Serena and Eric's cousin, Charlie Rhodes. DeFer's contract with the show also included the possibility of her becoming a series regular for the fifth season.[3] She first auditioned for the role of Raina Thorpe. However, that role went to Tika Sumpter. DeFer was called back for the role of Charlie Rhodes, with the show's writers stating that they were writing something new for her character.[1] DeFer had also previously worked with Gossip Girl executive producers, Stephanie Savage and Joe Lazarov as well as Penn Badgley in The Mountain.[4]

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text: Executive producer Joshua Safran later commented on her introduction and the perception that the character brought to the show. "We always like it when we have new people who are witnessing this world for the first time...For Charlie, it’s like trial by fire. From reading Gossip Girl for the first time or going to your first event, all that stuff we get to do over again in a new way."[5]

text: Charlie's integration also made her a voice for the audience and critics of Gossip Girl. TV Fanatic warmly welcomed her character, stating that she "good-naturedly mocked the show and its often convoluted plot lines."[6] DeFer would later reveal details behind her character's involvement in the fourth season finale, "As far as I know I’m just in the next five episodes until the season finale, and then I have no idea. But I really hope we get the opportunity to finish what Charlie started as I think it’s going to be a story-line that people will really want to follow." DeFer also states that Charlie is more relatable in comparison to other characters that have appeared in the show. "She is such a real person, not being from that life and what not..."[4]

text: Season 4[edit]

text: The character is first introduced in the second half of season four as Charlotte "Charlie" Rhodes, the estranged cousin of Serena and Eric van der Woodsen. Under the guise of Charlie Rhodes, she experiences the world of the Upper East Side, becoming particularly close with Dan Humphrey, though Dan puts a stop to the budding relationship because of his history with Serena. However, upon learning that Vanessa Abrams had intentionally sabotaged a meeting Charlie had organized, Dan allows himself to become closer to Charlie while severing his ties with Vanessa.

text: The two then begin an awkward relationship which concludes in the season's penultimate episode when Charlie, dressed like Serena, demands that Dan call her by Serena's name. It is later revealed that Charlie suffers from bi-polar disorder and she has stopped taking her medication. She leaves the Upper East Side and meets up with her mother, Carol. In the season's final moments, "Charlie Rhodes" is revealed to be Ivy Dickens, an aspiring actress that Carol hired to gain access to her daughter's trust fund. In her final scene she puts a napkin with Georgina's number in her bag which hints that the two will team up in the fifth season.

text: With regard to her involvement in the finale, DeFer discussed her character's involvement. "Charlie has a great deal to do with the season finale...but what I am allowed to say is that Charlie does mix it up with every character."[4]

text: Season 5[edit]

text: In between the fourth and fifth seasons, after returning to Miami, Ivy moved to Los Angeles with her boyfriend, Max, in order to become an actress. Ivy later runs into Serena at a restaurant that she and her boyfriend both work at and Serena, under the impression that Ivy is Charlie, offers to have Ivy move in with her. Ivy declines, looking for several ways to get out of the situation, but Serena convinces her to move back to New York with her.

text: After she and Serena return to New York, Charlie overhears that Carol is returning to New York and that Lily refuses to deceive her and she tells Serena that she is leaving. Serena, however, has seen this coming and asks her to return her tickets to a fashion show. When Charlie arrives, she discovers that Serena actually had her take her place as a model. After a conversation with Blair, she decides to stay. Her excitement does not last as she runs into Carol with Lily and Rufus, who had no idea that she had returned. After a confrontation with Carol, Ivy states that the family that Carol hates has been kinder to her than her own and that everything in New York 'sparkles' and she refuses to give that up and that the van der Woodsens would have a problem should it ever come out that Carol had hired her to impersonate Charlie in order to gain access to her trust fund. After this conversation, Carol tells Ivy that she is on her own and that Carol will not help Ivy any more should her real identity ever be discovered before returning to Miami.

text: Ivy later panics when she learns that she has left her cell phone at the fashion show, as she believes her true identity will be discovered. She is unaware, however, that her phone, along with several others, had been stolen by Nate Archibald and his shrewd boss Diana. After a conversation with Nate about the phone, she offers to help him find the owner in attempt to retrieve it. After she has accomplished this, however, Diana has discovered the connection between Ivy and Charlie and agrees to keep silent as long as Ivy works for her. Under Diana's control, Ivy is forced to procure gossip for Diana's use. She later finds the files that Bart Bass kept on Serena, Lily, Eric and himself, while Nate convinces her to leave them, she does not and in turn hands them over to Diana.

text: Ivy later competes to become a bridesmaid for Blair in order to get the scoop on her wedding for Diana, where her final task is to secure a kiss from Nate. They later attend the launch party of Diana's revamped 'Spectator' where they use each other to reach their own ends; Ivy to win Blair's bridesmaid spot and Nate to make Diana jealous, unknown to the other. Diana later confronts Ivy and threatens to reveal her secret, while Ivy is adamant that she had no idea that she was the one Nate wanted to make jealous. Diana later reveals to Nate and Ivy that they had been deceiving each other, leaving them angry at one another.

text: Although Ivy has developed feelings for Nate, Diana has threatened her to stay away from him. This changes, however, when she finds out that Ivy's ex-boyfriend, Max, is in town looking for her and sets up an elaborate plot that very nearly causes her secret to be revealed. Max finds Gossip Girl's website, along with a picture of Ivy under 'Charlie Rhodes'. He tracks Ivy down at the Van der Woodsen loft and Ivy is backed into a corner where she tells Lily and Max that her mother made her change her name to Ivy in order to avoid being used for her money. While discussing this later, Ivy offers Max money to leave town and start his restaurant in Portland, Oregon. When he finds out that Ivy is actually impersonating Charlie Rhodes, he blackmails Ivy into giving him more money than she had originally offered before deciding to stay in town. When Carol and CeCe return to town however, Carol tries to help Ivy out of her trouble with Max by getting CeCe to unlock the rest of Charlie's trust fund, which she does. After Ivy convinces Serena to drop her date with Max on Carol's advice, Max shows up to the party and attempts to out Charlie as Ivy to the rest of the Rhodes/Van der Woodsen family. It is Carol, however, that convinces the family that Max is lying, later telling Ivy that if the family found out what has happened to the real Charlie Rhodes, Ivy wouldn't be the only one out. Carol tells Ivy that she may now leave New York and start a new life with the wealth she now possesses. Ivy, however, tells her that she doesn't care about the wealth and luxury of being a part of the family, and that Carol can have the trust fund, since all she really wants is a family to call her own.

text: Max continues to threaten Ivy, taking her story to Nate, who has already been warned by the Van der Woodsens. When this fails, Max takes his story to Nate's cousin Trip who is a congressman, on the eve of Charlie's debut into the Upper East Side society. When Max shows up at her party, Ivy sends a blast to Gossip Girl about Blair and Chuck being there as well, sending the paparazzi into the party as well. When Blair and Chuck get into a life-threatening car accident after being tailed by the paparazzi, Ivy confesses to Rufus that she is a fraud, but before he can respond, Lily arrives with news that Blair is awake and responding, but Chuck is not. Overwhelmed with guilt, Ivy calls Carol and asks her to help her leave the Upper East Side for good.

text: A few weeks later, concerned by Charlie's long absence, Lily hires a private investigator to find her, but the private investigator instead finds the real Charlie Rhodes, who is attending school at Juilliard. When Lily and the "real Charlie" meet, they do not recognize each other and nor do they seem to be aware of each other's existence.

text: Ivy returns briefly, looking for Lily. She finds Rufus instead, but is told where Lily can be found. Georgina discovers that Ivy is back and blackmails her into attending Nate's party. While at Nate's party, Ivy runs into the real Charlie Rhodes, who goes by the alias 'Lola' and it is revealed that they took the same acting class where they grew up in Florida. Ivy attempts to leave again, but is spotted by Nate, still not knowing the truth about either of them. Nate makes a comment to Charlie about Ivy leading Charlie to get suspicious. When Ivy can finally leave, it is revealed that she has been visiting CeCe the whole time she was away.

text: CeCe's condition worsens and Ivy is forced to take her to the hospital, where she has a run in with the Van der Woodsens and Carol. When Charlie arrives, Ivy and Carol finally tell the truth about Carol's scheme and Ivy's role in it. Ivy is turned away by the Van der Woodsens. Following this, Ivy turns to Georgina and the two later crash CeCe's wake, during which, through the reading of CeCe's will, Ivy is left everything under her legal name instead of her alias Charlie Rhodes, revealing that CeCe knew about the fact that Ivy isn't her real granddaughter. After this revelation, Ivy kicks Lily and Rufus out of the apartment as it had been paid for by CeCe and was now hers. Ivy throws a party to commemorate the Celia Rhodes Foundation and to gain acceptance in the Upper East Side. She believes she has found an ally in William van der Woodsen after he agrees to persuade people to attend the party in exchange for money, however, it is later revealed he is working with Lily to gather evidence against Ivy to take her to court and contest CeCe's will.

text: After a courtroom hearing, Ivy loses all of her inheritance after Lily bribes CeCe's nurse to testify against Ivy so she can re-claim Ivy's share of the inheritance. Rufus takes pity on Ivy being without a home and family, and pays for her stay at a hotel. Lily finds this out later on and they fight, and Rufus returns to Brooklyn. Ivy later visits Lily and tries to seek her acceptance, confessing that she really wanted to be part of her family. Lily rejects her but offers her a cheque of 1 million dollars, asking her to leave and never return. Ivy leaves the apartment and tears up the cheque, revealing her confession was genuine. Later, Lily has Carol Rhodes arrested and charged with fraud in order to acquire her share of CeCe's estate for herself. After William van der Woodsen takes pity on Charlie 'Lola' Rhodes, he gives her Carol's share of CeCe's wealth so she can live on.

text: In the final episode of the season, Lola signs over her entire half of Cece's estate to Ivy and asks her to do one favor in return: Take Lily down in revenge for Carol's imprisonment and her manipulation of events. Ivy accepts, more than happy to help after her rejection.

text: Season 6[edit]

text: Ivy looks in on Rufus after Lilly annuls their marriage and the two soon become lovers. However, Ivy is actually sleeping with Lilly's ex-husband William and using Bart in a plot to take down Lilly. When Rufus sees the two kissing (although not seeing William's face), he breaks up with Ivy. Ivy helps Blair in her plans to try and take down Chuck's father and when the man dies, she believes it's finally time she and William come out in public as a couple. However, when she meets William, he is with Lilly and claims to have never met Ivy before. Ivy tries to tell Lilly of their relationship but Lilly doesn't believe her. After Lilly leaves, William informs Ivy he was using her all along to break up Lilly and Rufus so he could finally have Lilly to himself. He coldly informs Ivy nobody wants her around and she should just take her money and leave. In the final scene (set five years later) Ivy has written a book about her experiences that's being made into a movie.

text: Reception[edit]

text: The critical reception of the character had been positive until the start of Season 5. During the series fourth season, Charlie became the subject of praise with her successful integration into the Upper East Side. TV Fanatic praised and welcomed her presence on the show.[6] In the episode The Princesses and the Frog, Steve Marsi praised her choice of confronting Vanessa alone, calling her "a natural" at schemes and that "even an outsider can thoroughly outshine an outcast."[7] TV Guide praised the ousting of Vanessa by Charlie, stating that "it didn't take her long to cross over to "the other side"".[8]

text: Beginning in the fifth season, however, her character began to receive less than favorable reviews. NY Mag and The Baltimore Sun referred to the Charlie/Ivy plot as "ridiculous".[9][10] The Wall Street Journal suggested that the storyline was repetitive, baring too much of a resemblance to the Juliet and Vanessa plot in the previous season.[11] Sharon Tharp of Ology wrote that the Charlie/Ivy plot was predictable and earned "too much screentime".[12][13]


document_title: Porus (TV series)

question_text: who is playing the role of kanishk in porus

text: Porus (TV series)

text: Plot[edit]

text: The drama focuses on the lives of Porus, King of the Pauravas and Alexander the Great, King of Macedonia, two kings whose fate brought them together in 326 BC at the Battle of the Hydaspes.

text: Cast[edit]

text: The Pauravas[edit]

text:
Laksh Lalwani as  Purushottam (Puru) / Porus, King of the Pauravas, and destined rival of Alexander. (2017-present)[8][9][10]
Rati Pandey as Anusuya, former Queen and Queen Mother of the Pauravas, Princess of Taxila, Porus' mother. (2017-present)[11][12]
Aditya Redij as Bamni, former King and King Father of the Pauravas, Porus' father. (2017-present)[13][14][15]
Aman Dhaliwal as Shivdutt, elder brother of King Bamni, and Minister of the Pauravas under Bamni and then Kanishk.(2017-18, Deceased; killed by Anusuya)
Akshara Singh / Sangeeta Khanayat as Kadika, King Bamni's second wife and Porus' step mother, Queen and briefly Queen Mother of the Pauravas. (2017-present)
Savi Thakur as Kanishk, son of King Bamni and Queen Kadika, Prince and briefly King of the Pauravas.(2017-18, Deceased; killed by Alexander)
Hrishikesh Pandey as Ripudaman Singh, Commander-in-chief of Pauravas and later Dasyu Raj, foster father of Puru.(2017-18, Deceased; Killed by Persian archers per Darius' orders)[16][17],
Ashlesha Sawant as Pritha, wife of Ripudaman Singh, foster mother of Puru, mother of Hasti, and later Queen Mother of the Indian kingdoms under Hasti's rule. (2017-present)
Pranav Sahay as Samar Singh, Commander of the Pauravas army, brother of Kadika, and posthumously maternal uncle of Kanishk. (2017, Deceased; killed by Ripudaman)
Mohit Abrol as Hasti, Ripudaman Singh and Pritha's son, Puru's foster brother, aide, and assigned later King of the Indian kingdoms. (2017-2018, Deceased; killed by Alexander)[18]

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text: The Greeks[edit]

text:
Rohit Purohit as Alexander the Great / Sikandar, King of Macedonia, and destined rival of Porus. (2017-present)
Sameksha as Olympias, former Queen and Queen Mother of Macedonia, Phillip's wife and Alexander's mother[19][20][21] (2017- present)
Sunny Ghanshani as Philip II, Former King of Macedonia, Alexander's father.(2017-18, Deceased; Assassinated by Pausanias per Alexander's orders)[22], killed by Pausanias.
Akash Singh Rajput as Hephaestion, Alexander's best friend and general in his army. (2017- present)
Amaad Mintoo as Arrhidaeus son of Philip and Philinna, Prince of Macedonia, step brother of Alexander. (2017-present)
Sarehfar as Philinna, Queen of Macedonia, wife of King Philip II, and mother of Arrihdaeus. (2017-18, Deceased; killed per Olympias' orders)
Nitin Joshi / Amir Malik as Cleitus the Black, one of Alexander's generals. (2018-present)
Aruna Irani as an Oracle, a priestess who acts as medium between men and the gods, and an adviser to Alexander. (2018, Deceased; killed by Alexander)[23],
Ruby Kakar as an Oracle, a Greek priestess who acts as medium between men and the gods, who is a philosopher, and someone who tells Porus that he is meant to destroy Alexander. (2018)
Raviz Thakur as Pausanias, bodyguard and murderer of Philip II. (2018, Deceased; killed by Cleitus per Alexander's orders)
Vidvaan Sharma as baby Alexander (2017)[24]
Karishma Rawat as Cleopatra Eurydice of Macedon, Queen of Macedonia King Philip's last wife.(2018, Deceased; killed by Olympias)
Rizwan Kalshyan as Alexander of Epirus, King of Epirus, uncle of Alexander the Great, and husband of Cleopatra of Macedon.(2018)

text: The Persians[edit]

text:
Praneet Bhat as Darius III[25][26], trader, later Emperor of Persia, succeeded by Alexander(2017-18 Deceased; beheaded per Bessus' orders)
Riya Deepsi as Barsine, Princess of Persia, elder daughter of Darius[27][28] (2017- present)
Chandan Dilawar as Muashiz, Darius' companion and assistant, Commander of the Persian army(2017-18 Deceased; killed by Roxane)
Vishal Patni as Farus, Muashiz's son, Commander of the Persian army (2017-18 Deceased; killed by Alexander)
Suzanne Bernert as Ada of Caria, Queen of Caria. (2018)
Riyanka Chanda as Stateira I, former Queen of Persia, wife of Darius and mother of Barsine and Drypetis. (2018- present)
Shalini Sharma as Drypetis, Princess of Persia younger daughter of Darius.(2018- present)

text: The Dasyus[edit]

text:
Suhani Dhanki as Laachi, princess of Dasyu Raj and Puru's friend & love interest, later Puru's wife and Queen of the Pauravas[29][30] (2017- present)
Shraddha Musale as Mahanandini, Laachi's mother and matriarchal Queen of Dasyu Raj.[31][32] (2017-18, Deceased; killed by Hephaestion)
Rishi Verma as Sumer , Laachi's brother, Prince of Dasyu Raj. (2017-18 Deceased; killed by Anusuya)
Chirag Jani as Arunayak, Laachi's father and King of Dasyu Raj[33] (2017- present)

text: The Takshashilans (Taxilans)[edit]

text:
Gurpreet Singh as Ambhi, King of Taxila, Brother of Queen Anusuya and Maternal uncle of Porus.[34] (2017- present)
Vasundhara Kaul as Queen Alka, wife of King Ambhiraj, Queen of Taxila[35]. (2017- present)
Zohaib Siddiqui as Ambhi, son of Ambhiraj and Alka, Crown Prince of Taxila, and elder cousin of Porus. (2018- present)
Chetan Pandit as Chanakya, a scholar from Taxila and later Puru's adviser and minister.(2018- present)

text: The Vishkanyas(Poison-girls)[edit]

text: Nalini Negi as Vishuddhi, a member of the Vishkanya community, a community where women sustain on the venom of snakes. She was originally sent to murder Puru but later changes her intentions and helps Puru in his mission to reach Persia. (2018 Deceased; killed by Alexander)

text: The Bactrians[edit]

text:
Aparna Dixit as Roxane / Rukhsana, princess of Bactria, later queen of Macedonia, Alexander the great's love interest and wife.(2018- present)
 ? as Bessus, King of Bactria, succeeded by Oxyartes(2018, Deceased; killed by Alexander).
 ? as Oxyartes, Trusted Advisor of Bessus, later King of Bactria, and father of Roxane.(2018)

text: Others[edit]

text:
Jaival Pathak as Malay, only boy left when Vishuddhi killed all the villagers and introduce him as her younger brother to Puru and his team. He later disclosed all the secrets to Puru about role play of brother and the truth about Vishuddhi. At last, prior to proceed for Persia he sent Malay to Pauravas. (2018- present)
Pooja Sharma as River Jhelum, the Narrator. (2017- present, voice only)

text: Reception[edit]

text: The show was hailed as 'visually captivating' by India Today.[36]

text: Pinkvilla called it the television version of the film Baahubali.[37]

text: Awards and nominations[edit]

text:
Year

Award

Category

Character

Result

2018

Lion's Gold Awards 2018

Favorite Actress of the Year (Critics)[38]

Queen Anusuya (Rati Pandey)
Won

2018

Lion's Gold Awards 2018

Favorite Actor of the Year[38]

Porus (Laksh Lalwani)
Won

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document_title: The Affair (TV series)

question_text: who plays cole's mother in the affair

question_tokens: who plays cole 's mother in the affair

text: The Affair (TV series)

text: Overview[edit]

text: The Affair explores the emotional effects of an extramarital relationship between Noah Solloway and Alison Lockhart (Dominic West and Ruth Wilson) when they meet in the resort town of Montauk in Long Island, New York. Noah is a New York City schoolteacher and Williams College alumnus who has had one novel published and is struggling to write a second book. He is happily married with four children, but he resents his dependence on his wealthy father-in-law. Alison is a young waitress trying to piece her life and marriage back together in the wake of her child's sudden death. The story of the affair is depicted from Noah's and Alison's perspectives respectively, complete with memory bias.[8]

text: In season two, the narrative is expanded to include the perspectives of their original spouses, Helen Solloway (Maura Tierney) and Cole Lockhart (Joshua Jackson) as they all move forward with the dissolution of their marriages and deal with the ramifications.[9]

text: The subsequent death of Cole's brother, Scott (Colin Donnell), and the ensuing police investigation and criminal trial, are explored in brief future scenes at the end of most episodes.

text: The third season is set three years later and introduces another perspective, Juliette Le Gall (Irène Jacob), Noah's new love interest.[10]

text: Episodes[edit]

text:
Season
Episodes
Originally aired

First aired
Last aired

1
10
October 12, 2014 (2014-10-12)
December 21, 2014 (2014-12-21)

2
12
October 4, 2015 (2015-10-04)
December 20, 2015 (2015-12-20)

3
10
November 20, 2016 (2016-11-20)
January 29, 2017 (2017-01-29)

text: Cast[edit]

text: Main cast[edit]

text:
Dominic West as Noah Solloway
Ruth Wilson as Alison Lockhart (née Bailey)
Maura Tierney as Helen Solloway (née Butler)
Joshua Jackson as Cole Lockhart
Julia Goldani Telles as Whitney Solloway
Jake Siciliano as Martin Solloway
Jadon Sand as Trevor Solloway
Leya Catlett (seasons 1–2) and Abigail Dylan Harrison (season 3) as Stacey Solloway
Josh Stamberg as Max Cadman, Noah's best friend (season 2, recurring season 1, guest season 3)
Catalina Sandino Moreno as Luisa León, Cole's wife (season 3, recurring season 2)
Omar Metwally as Dr. Vic Ullah, Helen's boyfriend (season 3, recurring season 2)
Irène Jacob as Juliette Le Gall, a professor at the university Noah teaches at (season 3)

text: Recurring cast[edit]

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Victor Williams as Detective Jeffries
John Doman as Bruce Butler, Helen's father
Kathleen Chalfant as Margaret Butler, Helen's mother
Mare Winningham as Cherry Lockhart, Cole's mother
Colin Donnell as Scott Lockhart, Cole's brother
Danny Fischer as Hal Lockhart, Cole's brother
Michael Godere as Caleb Lockhart, Cole's brother
Kaija Matiss as Mary-Kate Lockhart, Hal's wife
Deirdre O'Connell as Athena Bailey, Alison's mother
Nicolette Robinson as Jane, waitress at The Lobster Roll
Darren Goldstein as Oscar Hodges, owner of The Lobster Roll
Stephen Kunken as Harry, a publisher
Lynn Cohen as Joan Bailey, Alison's grandmother (season 1)
Jennifer Esposito as Nina Solloway, Noah's sister (season 2–present)
Richard Schiff as Jon Gottlief, Noah's attorney (season 2)
Joanna Gleason as Yvonne, a publisher who, along with her husband Robert, owns the guest house in which Allison and Noah stay (season 2)
Peter Friedman as Robert, Yvonne's husband (season 2)
Brendan Fraser as Gunther, a prison guard (season 3)
Reagan & Savannah Grella as Joanie, Alison and Cole's daughter (season 3)

text: Production[edit]

text: On February 8, 2013, it was announced that Showtime had ordered a pilot for The Affair.[11] The network officially picked up the series on January 16, 2014, with a 10-episode order.[2] On November 10, 2014, Showtime renewed the series for a 10-episode second season;[12] however, it was later changed to 12.[13]

text: Reception[edit]

text: Critical response[edit]

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Season
Critical response

Rotten Tomatoes
Metacritic

1
89% (49 reviews)
85 (28 reviews)

2
92% (19 reviews)
78 (15 reviews)

3
80% (15 reviews)
72 (8 reviews)

text: The first season received praise from critics. On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the season has a rating of 89%, based on 49 reviews, with an average rating of 8.2/10. The consensus reads: "Thanks to some smart, creative storytelling and spectacular performances, The Affair is a somber, bewitching exploration of truth and desire."[14] On Metacritic, the series has a score of 85 out of 100, based on 28 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[15]

text: The second season received continued positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has a rating of 92%, based on 19 reviews, with an average rating of 8.2/10. The consensus reads: "The Affair shifts its emphasis in season two, moving psychological drama to the foreground and expanding the show's central crime story to include two new points of view."[16] On Metacritic, it has a score of 78 out of 100 based on 15 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[17] Gwen Ihnat of The A.V. Club gave it an "A-" grade and wrote that "With its bold new move to double our number of perspectives, it appears that The Affair will sail over that sophomore slump that has felled so many other Showtime dramas.[18]

text: The third season received continued positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has a rating of 80%, based on 15 reviews, with an average rating of 7.6/10. The consensus reads: "The Affair adds to its cast of strong characters and deepens the mood, tension, and intrigue, even if the plot sometimes struggles to move forward."[19] On Metacritic, it has a score of 72 out of 100 based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[20]

text: Awards and nominations[edit]

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Association
Category
Nominee(s)
Result

72nd Golden Globe Awards[21]
Best Actor – Television Series Drama
Dominic West
Nominated

Best Actress – Television Series Drama
Ruth Wilson
Won

Best Television Series – Drama
The Affair
Won

19th Satellite Awards[22]
Best Actress – Television Series Drama
Ruth Wilson
Nominated

Best Television Series – Drama
The Affair
Nominated

67th Writers Guild of America Awards[23]
Best New Series
The Affair
Nominated

6th Critics' Choice Television Awards[24]
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Maura Tierney
Nominated

73rd Golden Globe Awards[25]
Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
Maura Tierney
Won

42nd People's Choice Awards[26]
Favorite Premium Cable TV Actor
Joshua Jackson
Nominated

20th Satellite Awards[27]
Best Actor – Television Series Drama
Dominic West
Won

68th Primetime Emmy Awards[28]
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Maura Tierney
Nominated

7th Critics' Choice Television Awards[29]
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Nominated

21st Satellite Awards[30][31]
Best Television Series – Drama
The Affair
Nominated

Best Actor – Television Series Drama
Dominic West
Won

Best Actress – Television Series Drama
Ruth Wilson
Nominated

Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
Maura Tierney
Nominated

Location Managers Guild Awards[32]
Outstanding Locations in a Contemporary TV Series
Sean Ilnseher
Pending

text: Home media[edit]

text: The first season was released on DVD in region 1 on August 4, 2015. The set contains all 10 episodes, plus special features, including character profiles and costume featurettes.[33] The second season was released on DVD in region 1 on August 16, 2016.[34] The third season was released on DVD in region 1 on April 25, 2017.[35]

text: International broadcast[edit]

text: In Canada, the series premiered simultaneously with the American broadcast on October 12, 2014, and airs on Movie Central and The Movie Network.[36] The series premiered on Showcase in Australia on February 10, 2015.[37] Sky Atlantic bought the rights to air The Affair in the UK with season one beginning in May 2015.[38]